TAMPA — In the days following his Jan. 28 start against Chicago, Lightning backup goaltender Jonas Johansson started feeling pain in his knee during a practice. He previously had a clicking feeling in the joint, but when the discomfort surfaced, he worried something might be wrong.
Vasilevskiy was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports, indicating that he'll draw the start at home against the Flames. Vasilevskiy has picked up wins in each of his last six starts,
The onetime FishHawk Ranch resident will keep his first love close as he starts his second season at the St. Pete Grand Prix.
Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey looks at the scheduled games and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups.
The NHL rolls out a loaded 12-game slate tonight, providing us with plenty of different ways to get some skin in the game. I’m heading the DFS route and below you’ll find the nine-game lineup I’m riding with.
Vasilevskiy made 23 saves in a 4-1 win over Edmonton on Tuesday. The only goal that got past him came on a one-timer from the stick of Leon Draisaitl on a first-period power play. Vasilevskiy has been rock solid since the end of January.
The Flames are familiar with low-scoring games this season, and tonight's goalie matchup vs. the Lightning suggests yet another Under will cash with Calgary involved, per our NHL betting picks.
As we all predicted, the Calgary Flames took game one of their murderer’s road trip on Tuesday night when they choked out the second-place Washington Capitals team en route to a 3-1 final. Up next is the Tampa Bay Lightning—who may pose an even greater challenge.
Vasilevskiy made 36 saves on 37 shot attempts in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Kraken.
The Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night in their second game back since the 4 Nations break. After pushing through a brutal month of January, the Lightning earned their sixth straight win this month,
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to five games with a 4-1 victory against the Seattle Kraken.
The Lightning announced today they’ve reassigned goaltender Matt Tomkins to AHL Syracuse. They’re back to having two open spots on the active roster. Tomkins’ demotion is a positive sign for the availability of their usual No.